Automatic bowling score computing and display device

ABSTRACT

A bowling score computer having either manual keyboard or automatic pinfall sensing input. The computer is operative to record mark counts, totalize and display team scores, allow entry of handicap scores and automatically record pace-setter scores. First and second pinfall values for each frame are recorded and the scoring cycle is modified in accordance with first and second ball pinfall. In a first embodiment the frame scores are printed on individual tablets which are thereafter manipulated to display positions. In a second embodiment, the scores are printed on a moveably disposed scoresheet. A device is provided for projecting the scores.

[ 4] AUTOMATIC BOWLING SCORE COMPUTING AND DISPLAY DEVICE [75] Inventor:Eugene E. Reynolds, Richmond,

Calif.

.[73] Assignee: Brunswick Corporati0n,Chicago,Il1.

22 Filed: May 16,1962

21 .Appl. No.: 196,039

Related U.S. Application Data [63] Continuation of Ser. No. 697,632,Nov. 20, 1957,

abandoned.

[52] U.S. Cl. 273/54 C, 101/2, 235/92 GA [51] Int. Cl A63d 5/04 [58]Field of Search 273/41, 43, 43 A,

[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 866,923 9/1907 Eichenberger273/54 C UX 2,682,995 7/1954 Carey et al. 235/60.33 1,091,810 3/1914Cassidy 235/23 1,313,231 8/1919 Schoradt 235/60.18 2,059,277 11/1936Rand 235/146 2,072,933 3/1937 Williams 273/54 UX 2,109,104 2/1938Dahlberg.... 101/97 2,203,336 6/1940 Landsiedel..; 235/60.2 2,450,1659/1948 Randall et a1 235/2 2,590,444 3/1952 Millman et a1 273/43 A3,738,652 June '12, 1973 Primary ExaminerAnton O. OechsleAttorney-Hofgren,Wegner,Allen,Ste1lman & McCord [57] ABSTRACT A bowlingscore computer having either manual keyboardor automatic pinfallsensing; input. The computer is operative to record mark counts,totalize and display team scores, allow entry of handicap scores andautomatically record pace-setter scores. First and second pinfall valuesfor each frame are recorded and the scoring cycle is modified inaccordance with first and second ball pinfall. In a first embodiment theframe scores are printed on individual tablets which are thereaftermanipulated to display positions. In a second embodiment, the scores areprinted on a moveably disposed scoresheet. A device is provided forprojecting the scores.

269 Claims, 66 Drawing Figures PATENTED JUNIZISTS saw on or 33 -Fl E EIAPAIENTEU JUN 1 2191s SHEET (15 0f 33 Pmmwwm 3.738.652

' SHEET 07W 33 PAIENIED JUN 1 2197s SHEET 08 0F 33 PATENTED JUN 1 2 I973SHEET 110? 33 HW WJHH Mm www wmw

PATENIEDJUNIZISH (3,738,652

SHE! 13B? 33 mm m H .imu

7 v rill PAIENIED JUN 1 2 ma SHED 1 80? 33 wk &@

mm mqwrm PAIENIED JUN 1 2 mm SIEEI 1511f 33 PAIENIEB Jmu 2 ma SIIEEI 18W33 F1 1:11:51 FLE E 'LA

1. In a device for calculating bowling scores and having means forsetting up successive frame scores of 0-30 for individual bowlers, thecombination, to wit: a plurality of registers, each registercorresponding to an individual bowler and each register comprising atleast three positionable, decimally ordered memory elements, eachelement having an initial zero position and a plurality of otherpositions representing decimal digits; a set of reciprocable entrymembers adapted to be operatively associated with the respective memoryelements of any selected register and adapted, upon reciprocationthereof, to advance the associated memory elements to positionsrepresenting highervalued decimal digits; means including a shiftablecarriage for associating said set of entry members with the memoryelements of a selected register; means for reciprocating said entrymembers; a respective selectively operable stop mechanism controlled bysaid setting-up means for limiting the reciprocating movement of each ofthe two lowest-order entry members to thereby limit the advance of theassociated memory elements; the lowest-order stop limiting reciprocatingmovement of the lowest-order entry member in the frame the stop isoperated and the next order stop limiting reciprocating movement of thenext order entry member in one or more succeeding frames when operatedin the first of a series of frames; and tens carry mechanisminterrelating each of the two lowest-order memory elements of theselected register and the next-higher-order entry members forincrementally altering the reciprocating movement of the latter inresponse to the advance of a memory element from a position representinga decimal digit 9 to a position representing a decimal digit
 0. 2. Thecalculating device defined in claim 1 wherein the stop mechanism for thelowest-order entry member includes a plurality of lugs spaced in thedirection of reciprocation of the lowest-order entry member, with: arespective solenoid for controlling each stop lug to move a lug intoposition for stopping said lowest-order entry member in response toenergization of the corresponding solenoid; and electrical connectionsfrom said setting-up means to said solenoiDs for selectively energizingthe latter in response to ball information.
 3. The calculating devicedefined in claim 1, with: means cooperating with said registers fordetecting the completion of an accumulated frame score; and mechanismoperated by said detecting means for shifting said carriage in responseto each completion of an accumulated frame score to thereby operativelyassociate successive registers with said entry members.
 4. In a devicefor calculating scores of a bowling game wherein a maximum of two ballsare bowled during each of a succession of scoring frames, thecombination, to wit: a plurality of registers, each registercorresponding to an individual bowler and each register comprising atleast three decimally ordered memory elements adapted to be actuated forreceiving and accumulating ordinal decimal values representingsuccessive frame scores for said individual bowler; tens carry meansinterposed between the successive decimal orders of each register fortransmitting carry-value actuations from one memory element to the nexthigher order memory element of the same register; cyclically operableordinal actuating means for differentially driving the respective memoryelements of a register that is operatively associated with saidactuating means; shifting means for operatively associating said ordinalactuating means with the respective memory elements of successiveregisters; value entry means operable for differentially conditioningsaid actuating means in accordance with the scores attributable to thefirst ball of each scoring frame and to both balls of each scoringframe; a first cyclically operable programming device; means operable inresponse to each operation of the value entry means for cycling saidfirst programming device; a second cyclically operable programmingdevice serving to program the addition of completed frame scores into acorresponding register; means for determining the completion of a framescore; and means operable under control of said first programming devicefor cycling said second programming device in response to operation ofsaid determining means upon the completion of a frame score to add thecompleted frame score into a corresponding register.
 5. The calculatingdevice defined in claim 4, wherein said value entry means includes akeyboard having a plurality of manually-depressable keys correspondingto the various possible scores.
 6. The calculating device defined inclaim 4, wherein said value entry means includes an electrical circuit,with: means for transmitting electrical signals representing the scoreattributable to only the first ball of a frame and the scoreattributable to both balls of a frame to said electrical circuit.
 7. Inan apparatus for calculating scores of a bowling game wherein a maximumof two balls are bowled during each of a succession of scoring frames,the combination, to wit: value-setting means for setting up a firstscore attributable solely to the first ball of a scoring frame and asecond score attributable collectively to both balls of a scoring frame;a score register in said apparatus corresponding to a bowler and adaptedto receive and store score values of an individual bowler; an actuatoradapted to interconnect said value-setting means and said register andeffective, upon operation thereof, for entering a score value from saidvalue-setting means into said register; means for determining thefirst-ball or both-ball character of a score value set up by saidvalue-setting means; and means controlled by said determining means andnormally effective for operating said actuator only in response to thesetting up of said second score.
 8. The apparatus defined in claim 7,with: a plurality of additional score registers corresponding torespective additional bowlers; means for associating said value-settingmeans with successive ones of said score registers; and meansselectively operable under manual control for clearing a predeterminedscore register and only said predetermined register.
 9. The apparatusdefined in claim 7, with: a plurality of additional score registers; andmeans, independent of said value-setting means and operable under manualcontrol, for entering a value into a predetermined one of said scoreregisters.
 10. The apparatus defined in claim 7, wherein saidvalue-setting means includes a keyboard having two sets of keys forsetting up said first and second score, respectively.
 11. The apparatusdefined in claim 10, with: a plurality of indicator lamps associatedwith said keyboard, each indicator lamp corresponding to a respectiveone of said keys and bearing an indicium representing the significanceof its corresponding key; and means operable, in response to depressionof a key, for illuminating the corresponding indicator lamp.
 12. Theapparatus defined in claim 10, wherein a predetermined scoringcircumstance requires said first score to be entered into said register,with: means for detecting the occurrence of said circumstance; and meansoperable under control of said detecting means for locking againstoperation the set of keys for setting up said second score.
 13. Theapparatus defined in claim 12, with: a plurality of additionalregisters, each corresponding to an individual bowler; a respective oneof said determining means associated with each of said additionalregisters; and shiftable means for associating said determining meanswith successive registers.
 14. The apparatus defined in claim 7, whereina predetermined scoring circumstance requires said first score to beentered into said register, with: means connected to said value-settingmeans for temporarily storing a manifestation of said first score; meansfor entering the occurrence of said circumstance; and means operableunder control of said entering means, in response to the entry of saidcircumstance, for operating said actuator to enter said first score fromsaid temporary storing means into said register.
 15. The apparatusdefined in claim 14, wherein said actuator includes a yieldinglyreciprocable member and wherein said temporary storing means includes aplurality of stop members positionable to block said reciprocable memberat differential positions during its reciprocation and a locking membercooperating with said stop members for locking the latter in any setposition, with: releasing means effective, upon operation thereof, forunlocking said locking member; and means for operating said releasingmeans.
 16. The apparatus defined in claim 14, with: means normallyeffective, upon the setting-up of said second score, for changing saidstored manifestation to correspond to said second score; and meansoperable under control of said entering means, in response to the entryof said scoring circumstance, for disabling said changing means.
 17. Theapparatus defined in claim 14, with: means for detecting the setting-upof said first score; and means operable by said last-named detectingmeans for locking said actuator-operating means unless said first scorehas been set up.
 18. The apparatus defined in claim 7, wherein apredetermined scoring circumstance requires said first score to beentered into said register, with: a member having set and resetpositions of operation for selectively controlling the entry of saidfirst score into said register; means for detecting the occurrence ofsaid scoring circumstance; and means operable by said detecting means,in response to the occurrence of said scoring circumstance, for movingsaid member from its reset state to its set state.
 19. The apparatusdefined in claim 18, with: an indicator having first and second statesfor indicating, respectively, the presence and absence of said scoringcircumstance; and means controlled by said member, in response to theassumption of its first and second states, for causing said indicator toassume its first and second states, respectively.
 20. The apparatusdefined in claim 18, with: means for restOring said member to its resetstate upon entry of said first score into said register; and meansoperable, in response to entry of a score of ten attributable to bothballs of a scoring frame, for disabling said restoring means.
 21. Theapparatus defined in claim 18, wherein said means for reversing themember comprises a normally deenergized first solenoid effective, uponenergization thereof, for reversing said member, with: a tens-stopdevice having a plurality of positions for controlling entry ofmultiples of 10, corresponding to the respective position of saidtens-stop, by said actuator into said register; a normally deenergizedsecond solenoid effective, upon energization thereof, for changing theposition of said tens-stop to represent a next-higher multiple of ten;means operable by said value-setting means, in response to the settingup of a frame score of 10, for energizing said second solenoid; andmeans operable by said value-setting means, only in response to thesetting-up of a frame score of 10 attributable collectively to bothballs of a scoring frame, for energizing said first solenoid.
 22. Theapparatus defined in claim 18, wherein said predetermined scoringcircumstance is a disqualification with respect to the first ball of ascoring frame.
 23. The apparatus defined in claim 18, with: means forsensing the entry of a ninth-frame second score into said register; andmeans controlled by said sensing means for reversing said member fromits set state to its reset state.
 24. The apparatus defined in claim 18,wherein a maximum base frame score is ten and wherein a bonus framescore is awarded for a base frame score of ten, with: a plural-statedevice having states corresponding to respective multiples of 10; meansfor setting said plural-state member to a state representing 10n, where10(n+1) > S > or = 10n, where n is an integer and where S is the totalframe score including base score and bonus; and means operable, inresponse to the setting of said plural-state member to a staterepresenting twenty or more, for setting said member.
 25. The apparatusdefined in claim 24, with: a plurality of additional registers, eachcorresponding to an individual bowler; a respective bistable device, arespective setting means, a respective plural-state device and arespective plural-state device-setting means, as defined, associatedwith each of said additional registers; and shiftable means forassociating said value-setting means, actuator, determining means anddetecting means with successive registers.
 26. An apparatus as definedin claim 18 with means responsive to the set state of said memberserving to cause entry of the next ball score into the correspondingregister.
 27. The apparatus defined in claim 7, with: a plurality ofadditional registers, each adapted to receive and store score values ofrespective additional bowlers; shift means for associating said actuatorwith successive ones of said registers; and means controlled by saidactuator-operating means for operating said shift means.
 28. Theapparatus defined in claim 27, with: manually operable means foroperating said shift means.
 29. The apparatus defined in claim 27, with:means for sensing the setting-up of a score value of ten in the tenthscoring frame for a bowler; and means controlled by said sensing meansfor disabling said shift means.
 30. The apparatus defined in claim 29,with: an indicator effective, upon operation thereof, for indicating therequirement of bowling an additional ball following the tenth scoringframe for a bowler; and means controlled by said sensing means foroeprating said indicator.
 31. The apparatus defined in claim 7, with: aplurality of additional score registers, each corresponding to arespective additional bowler; means for associating said value-settingmeans with successive ones of said score registers; a totalizer registeradapted to receive and accumulAte values; means for sensing thecompletion of a predetermined scoring frame for each of said bowlers;means controlled by said sensing means and normally effective, inresponse to the sensing of the completion of said predetermined scoringframe for a given bowler, for transferring into said totalizer registerthe value stored in the score register corresponding to said givenbowler.
 32. The apparatus defined in claim 31, with: selectivelyoperable means for disabling said transferring means with respect to apredetermined score register.
 33. The apparatus defined in claim 31,with: means for sensing the completion of said predetermined scoringframe by a predetermined bowler; and means controlled by said last-namedsensing means for recording the value accumulated in said totalizerregister and for clearing said totalizer register.
 34. The apparatusdefined in claim 31, with: selectively operable means for entering avalue directly into said totalizer register under manual control andindependently of said transferring means.
 35. The apparatus defined inclaim 34, with: means for setting-up said last-named value; and manuallyoperable means for entering said set-up value into said totalizerregister.
 36. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowling gamewherein balls are bowled during each of a succession of scoring framesto earn cumulative scores based upon numbers of bowling pins downed bysaid balls and bonus values resulting from strikes and spares, thecombination, to-wit a: score register for receiving and storingcumulative scores; means for entering into said apparatus valuescorresponding to pins downed; value-setting means controlled by saidentering means for setting up frame scores based upon pins downed bysaid balls and bonus values resulting from strikes and spares; meanscontrolled by said value-setting means for entering the frame scoresinto the register; means for supporting a printing medium providing aprinting surface; and printing means controlled by said value-settingmeans for printing indicia, representative of said cumulative scores insaid register when a frame score is entered, on said printing surface.37. The recording apparatus defined in claim 36, wherein said printingmeans includes a respective printing face for each printable indicium;an inking surface; means controlled by said value-setting means forselectively engaging the printing faces of only theindicia-to-be-printed with said inking surface; and means for delayingsaid printing operation until the conclusion of said inking operation.38. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowling game wherein amaximum of two balls are bowled during each of a succession of scoringframes to earn scores based upon numbers of bowling pins downed by saidballs, the combination, to wit: value-setting means for setting up saidscores; means for supporting a printing medium providing a printingsurface; printing means controlled by said value-setting means forprinting indicia, representative of said scores, on said printingsurface; projecting means for displaying said printed scores; and meansfor completely concealing said printing means from said projecting meansto prevent any projection of the former by the latter.
 39. The recordingapparatus defined in claim 36, with: mark-setting means for setting uprepresentations of circumstances environmental to said scores; andadditional printing means controlled by said mark-setting means forprinting indicia, representing said environmental circumstances, on saidsurface.
 40. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowling gamewherein a maximum of two balls are bowled during each of a succession ofscoring frames to earn scores based upon numbers of bowling pins downedby said balls, the combination, to wit: value-setting means for settingup said scores; means for supporting a printing medium providing aprinting surface; printing means controlled by said value-setting meansfor printing indicia, representative oF said scores, on said printingsurface; mark-setting means for setting up representations ofcircumstances environmental to said scores; additional printing meanscontrolled by said mark-setting means for printing indicia, representingsaid environmental circumstances, on said printing surface; means forindicating the requirement for bowling of an additional ball followingthe tenth scoring frame; means for sensing the printing of a ninth-framemark indicium; and means controlled by said sensing means for operatingsaid indicating means.
 41. The recording apparatus defined in claim 36,with: means for determining the completion of a frame score; and means,including said first-named controlling means, for delaying the printingof said score-representing indicia until the determination of thecompletion of a frame score.
 42. The apparatus defined in claim 41, withmeans for visually displaying information printed in one printingoperation prior to a subsequent printing operation.
 43. The apparatusdefined in claim 42, wherein the information relating to one scoringframe remains displayed during the printing and display of informationrelating to a subsequent scoring frame.
 44. The apparatus defined inclaim 42, with selectively operable means for removing from displayingposition the printed information relating to a scoring frame.
 45. Theapparatus defined in claim 44, with: means for adjusting saidvalue-setting means to correct an incorrectly set-up score.
 46. Theapparatus defined in claim 45, with: manually operable means foradjusting said mark-setting means to enter an omitted mark or correct anentered mark.
 47. The apparatus defined in claim 41, wherein saidprinting surface is divided into two physical parts for receiving theprinting of said score indicia and said mark indicia, respectively, withmeans for moving each part of said surface to respective displaypositions forthwith in response to the printing thereon.
 48. Theapparatus defined in claim 47, with: respective means at said displaypositions for receiving said parts of the printing surface; means forholding each of said parts at its respective printing position; andmeans, including said moving means, for releasing said parts to permitthe latter to fall by gravity to their respective display positions. 49.The apparatus defined in claim 47, with: a 10th-frame programmingdevice; means for sensing the presence of a ninth-frame score-printsurface at its display position; and means controlled by said sensingmeans for operating said programming device.
 50. The apparatus definedin claim 36 wherein said printing surface is physically divided intodiscrete pieces; display means comprising a plurality of receiving unitsfor said pieces; and means for directing successively printed piecesinto successive ones of said receiving units.
 51. The apparatus definedin claim 50, wherein said value-setting means includes (a)value-entering means, (b) means for associating said value-enteringmeans with successive ones of said registers, and (c) means for enteringvalues from said value-entering means into the register associatedtherewith; and wherein said directing means is controlled by saidassociating means for directing said printed pieces to the receivingunit corresponding to the register which is associated with saidvalue-entering means.
 52. An apparatus as in claim 36 including acyclically operable programming device for controlling tenth-frameoperations; means for detecting the printing of the ninth-frame score;and means operable by said detecting means for cycling said programmingdevice.
 53. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowling gamewherein a maximum of two balls are bowled during each of a succession ofscoring frames to earn scores based upon numbers of bowling pins downedby said balls, the combination, to wit: value-setting means for settingup a first score attributable solely to the first ball of a scoringframe and a second score Attributable collectively to both balls of ascoring frame; means for supporting a printing medium providing aprinting surface; printing means effective, upon operation thereof, toprint indicia representing a set-up score on said surface; means fordetermining the first-ball or both-ball character of a score value setup by said value-setting means; and means controlled by said determiningmeans and normally effective for operating said printing means inresponse to the setting up of said second score.
 54. The recordingapparatus defined in claim 53, with: a tenth-frame programming device;means for detecting the ninth-frame operation of said printing means;and means operable under control of said detecting means for initiatingoperation of said programming means.
 55. The recording apparatus definedin claim 53, with: mark-entry means for setting up representations ofcircumstances environmental to the respective first and second balls ofa scoring frame; means effective upon operation thereof, and including apart of said printing means, for printing indicia, representing saidcircumstances, on said surface at respective positions that aredistinguished as to first-ball and second-ball circumstances.
 56. Theapparatus defined in claim 55, with: means for displaying said printedindicia for viewing, wherein the display position for displaying afirst-ball indicium is to the left of the display position fordisplaying a second-ball indicium as said indicia are viewed.
 57. Theapparatus defined in claim 55, with: an interchangeable rack adapted tohold said surface for displaying said indicia.
 58. The apparatus definedin claim 55, with: means for holding said surface at a position fordisplaying said indicia; a viewing screen; and optical means interposedbetween said display position and said screen for rotating an image ofsaid display position substantially 90* in its own plane and forrotating said plane substantially 90* for viewing on said screen. 59.The apparatus defined in claim 58, with: a single cabinet enclosing saidoptical means, said screen and said recording machine.
 60. The apparatusdefined in claim 58, with: a second viewing screen; and optical meansinterposed between said display position and said second screen forrotating the plane of an image of said display position substantially90* for viewing on said second screen.
 61. The apparatus defined inclaim 60, wherein the respective optical means associated with saidfirst and second screens include at least one optical element in common.62. The recording apparatus defined in claim 53, wherein said printingmeans comprises a plurality of printing members and a movable carrierfor supporting said printing members, with: means controlled by saidvalue-setting means for differentially limiting the movement of saidcarrier.
 63. The recording apparatus defined in claim 62, with: firstdetecting means for detecting the setting-up of a score of tenattributable solely to the first ball of a scoring frame; seconddetecting means for detecting the setting-up of a score of tenattributable collectively to both balls of a scoring frame; first andsecond stop members constituting parts of said limiting means, said stopmembers being mutually spaced in the direction of movement of saidcarrier and normally out of the path of said carrier; means operable byone of said detecting means for inserting both of said top members intothe path of said carriers; and means operable solely by the otherdetecting means for inserting only the second stop member into the pathof said carrier.
 64. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowlinggame wherein a maximum of two balls are bowled during each of asuccession of scoring frames to earn frame scores based upon numbers ofbowling pins downed by said balls and bonus values resulting fromstrikes and spares, the combination, to wit: means for entering in saidapparatus pinfall values corresponding to pins downed;value-establishing means controlled by said entry means settable to aplurality of states to represent respective ones of said scores; a scoreregister in said machine adapted to accumulate cumulative score valuesof an individual bowler based upon the number of pins downed and bonusvalues resulting from strikes and spares; means to interconnect saidvalue-establishing means and said register and effective, upon operationthereof, for entering a score value from said value-establishing meansinto said register; means for operating said interconnecting means;means for supporting a printing medium providing a printing surface;printing mechanism controlled by said register for printing theaccumulated score of each scoring frame on said printing surface; meansfor clearing said register; and means for operating said clearing meansto clear said register at the end of a game.
 65. An apparatus as inclaim 64 with: a second register; means for transferring a value fromthe first register to said second register; means for clearing saidfirst register; means for sensing the printing of the ninth-frame score;and means controlled by said sensing means for operating saidtransferring means and said clearing means.
 66. An apparatus as in claim64 with: a plurality of additional score registers corresponding torespective additional bowlers; means for associating saidvalue-establishing means with various ones of said registers; aplurality of print-displaying receiving devices corresponding torespective ones of said registers; and means controlled by saidassociating means for moving the printed portion of said surface to thereceiving device corresponding to the register that is associated withsaid value-establishing means.
 67. The apparatus defined in claim 66,with: indicating means operable by said associating means for indicatingwhich register is associated with said value-establishing means,
 68. Therecording apparatus defined in claim 66, wherein said associating meansincludes a manually operable knob mounted externally of said machine.69. The recording apparatus defined in claim 66, wherein saidassociating means includes means for detecting the bowling of the lastball of a scoring frame.
 70. The recording apparatus defined in claim66, wherein said associating means includes: a one-cycle clutch; meansdriven by said clutch and adapted to associate said value-establishingmeans with a next successive register during one cycle of said clutch;first sensing means for sensing the association of saidvalue-establishing means with a first predetermined one of saidregisters; means controlled by said first sensing means for associatingsaid value-establishing means with a second predetermined andnon-consecutive one of said registers; second sensing means for sensingthe completion of a scoring frame; and means controlled by said secondsensing means for initiating a cycle of said clutch.
 71. The recordingapparatus defined in claim 66, with: a totalizing register adapted toaccumulate values entered therein; means for sensing the values standingin said score registers; and means operable under control of saidsensing means for transferring said last-named values into saidtotalizing register.
 72. The recording apparatus in claim 71, with:means including a part of said printing mechanism, for printing on saidsurface a value standing in said totalizing register.
 73. The apparatusdefined in claim 53 in which said means controlled by said determiningmeans is normally effective for operating said printing means forprinting first-ball indicia on one portion of said surface and forprinting both-ball indicia on a second portion of said surface.
 74. Inan apparatus for computing scores of a bowling game wherein a maximum oftwo balls are normally rolled by each of a plurality of players on ateam during each of successive scoring frames to earn cumulative scorevalues based upon pinfall resulting from the rolling of said ballSincluding bonus values attributable to marks including strikes andspares, there being attributable to the strikes and spares made by theplayers of a team a predetermined mark count value, in combination,means for entering into the apparatus pinfall values including strikesand spares earned from the rolling of said balls, computing meanscontrolled by said entry means for computing said cumulative scores, andmeans controlled by the entry means for totalizing player mark countvalues thereby to provide a running team mark count value indicative ofthe team score.
 75. An apparatus as in claim 74 wherein said last-namedmeans includes a counting device having an energizing input; first meansfor determining the occurrence of an isolated frame score of ten for abowler; second determining means for determining the occurrence of framescores of ten attributable solely to the first ball of each of twoconsecutive scoring frames of one bowler; first actuating meanscontrolled by said first determining means for once energizing saidinput; and second actuating means controlled by said second determiningmeans for twice energizing said input.
 76. An apparatus for recordingscores of a bowling game as in claim 36 with: a plurality of additionalregisters each corresponding to a bowler and adapted to receive andstore score values of a corresponding bowler in which said means forentering completed frame scores transfers the scores into the registerof the corresponding bowler and where said means for printing indiciarepresentative of said cumulative score in said register when a framescore is entered in said register prints the frame score for therespective bowler at a corresponding location.
 77. The apparatus asdefined in claim 76 together with means for displaying the informationcorresponding to completed frames.
 78. A calculating device defined inclaim 4 wherein said value entry means includes an electrical circuit,with: means adapted to transfer signals attributable to the first ballof a frame and the score attributable to both balls of a frame to saidelectrical circuit.
 79. A calculating device as in claim 78 wherein saidvalue entry means also includes a keyboard having a plurality ofmanually operable keys corresponding to various possible pininformation.
 80. An apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said scoresare achieved by downing bowling pins with balls, wherein saiddetermining means includes an electrical circuit, wherein said valuesetting means includes a keyboard for controlling said circuit andincludes means adapted to receive signals generated in response to eachof said bowling pins downed to control said circuit and means forselectively associating either said keyboard or said signal receivingmeans with said actuator.
 81. An apparatus for calculating scores of abowling game wherein normally first and second balls are bowled to knockdown pins during each of a succession of scoring frames comprising aplurality of registers each corresponding to a bowler and adapted toreceive and store score values of a corresponding bowler, means forentering information representing pinfall for each of said first andsecond balls, means responsive to the entry of pinfall for at least oneof said balls to cause the apparatus to undergo a cycle of operation,means operable during said cycle serving to add pinfall corresponding toa first ball to a preceding frame when a preceding frame score requiressuch addition, means operable during said cycle for adding the totalpinfall corresponding to both balls to the preceding frame when a strikehas been scored in the preceding frame, means operable during said cycleserving to condition the apparatus to add pinfall from succeeding frameswhen the score requires such addition, and means operable during saidcycle to add pinfall during said frame if the pinfall is less than 10.82. An apparatus as in claim 81 including additionally printing meansresponsive to said adding means on complEtion of a frame score value forprinting the score value, and means operable during said cycle forcontrolling the printing means so that score values are printed in theproper position.
 83. An apparatus as in claim 82 including means fordisplaying score values.
 84. An apparatus as in claim 82 includingprinting means operable during said cycle for printing ball information,and means operable during said cycle for controlling the printing sothat the ball and score representations are printed in the properposition.
 85. An apparatus as in claim 81 including additionallycounting means serving to count the frames bowled, and means controlledby said frame counting means serving to assure continuation of bowlingfor strikes and spares in the last frame.
 86. An apparatus as in claim81 including additionally a totalizer means serving to total the scorevalues of selected registers, and means operable during said cycle andupon completion of a 10th frame score value to transfer the individualscore value from the register into the totalizer means.
 87. An apparatusas in claim 86 which additionally includes means for clearing theindividual registers upon completion of a 10th frame score value.
 88. Anapparatus as in claim 87 additionally including means operable duringsaid cycle for printing the score values of each frame.
 89. An apparatusas in claim 88 including means for continuously displaying the scorevalues of each frame.
 90. An apparatus as in claim 81 includingadditionally means for counting marks, and means for displaying saidmark count.
 91. An apparatus as in claim 90 including means fordisplaying the score values.
 92. An apparatus as in claim 90 includingmeans for displaying representations corresponding to strikes, sparesand splits.
 93. An apparatus as in claim 92 including means fordisplaying representations corresponding to first and second ball pincount.
 94. An apparatus as in claim 81 including means operable duringsaid cycle for conditioning the apparatus to add ten and the pinfall ofthe first ball of the next frame to the preceding frame when a strikehas been scored in the preceding frame and the first ball is a strike.95. An apparatus as defined in claim 36 additionally including printingmeans for printing an indicium representative of ball information. 96.The apparatus defined in claim 7 with means for entering adisqualification with respect to the first ball of a scoring frame;means normally operable only in response to the setting-up of a score often attributable collectively to both balls of a scoring frame, forrecording a score of said character; and means controlled jointly bysaid determining means and by said disqualification entry means foroperating said recording means in response to the setting-up of a scoreof ten attributable solely to the second ball of a frame when a firstball disqualification is entered.
 97. The apparatus defined in claim 7with: means for entering disqualifications with respect to the first andsecond balls of a scoring frame; means for temporarily storing a firstball score; first recording means for recording an indication of a firstball disqualification; second recording means for recording anindication of a second ball disqualification and for recording a framescore; means operable upon entry of a disqualification and controlled bysaid determining means, in response to the entry of the first balldisqualification, for setting-up a first ball score of zero and foroperating said first recording means; means operable by entry ofdisqualification and controlled by said determining means, in responseto the entry of a second ball disqualification, for entering the firstball score from said storing means into said register and for operatingsaid second recording means.
 98. In an apparatus for calculating scoresof a bowling game as in claim 44 including a predetermined number ofscore regisTers in said machine corresponding to a predetermined numberof bowlers; said actuator adapted to interconnect said value settingmeans and said registers and effective, upon operation thereof, forentering a score value from the value setting means into a correspondingregister.
 99. An apparatus as in claim 98 including means selectivelyoperable for bypassing a predetermined register.
 100. An apparatus as inclaim 98 wherein the score values are entered into successive registersincluding means selectively operable for associating said value settingmeans successively with less than said predetermined number of scoreregisters.
 101. In an apparatus for indicating scores of a bowling gamewherein bowling balls are rolled during each of successive scoringframes to earn cumulative score values corresponding to completion ofeach of said frames and completion of said game based upon pinfallresulting from the rolling of said balls, in combination, means forreceiving and indicating during the progress of the game concurrently atseparate locations respectively successive cumulative score values forsaid frames attributable to said pinfall, means for accumulating scorevalues, means for determining completion of a frame score, and means forcontrolling said receiving and indicating means in response to thedetermination of completion of a frame score to indicate the cumulativescore values of said accumulating means for each of said frames atseparate locations respectively during the remainder of the game. 102.An apparatus as in claim 101 wherein said indicating means includesmeans for recording at separate locations for each frame said cumulativescore values.
 103. An apparatus as in claim 101 including means forreceiving and indicating during the progress of the game at separatelocations respectively bonus marks attributable to said pinfall for eachof said frames, means for entering into said apparatus bonus markinformation, and means for entering bonus marks into said receiving andindicating means for indicating the bonus marks for each of said framesat separate locations.
 104. An apparatus as in claim 103 wherein saidindicating means includes means for recording at separate locations foreach frame said cumulative score values and said bonus marks.
 105. Anapparatus as in claim 101 including means for receiving and indicatingthroughout the progress of the game at separate locations respectivelypinfall attributable to each of said balls for each of said frames,means for entering into said apparatus said pinfall, and means forentering said pinfall into said receiving and indicating means forindicating the pinfall and bonus marks for each of said balls atseparate locations for each of said frames.
 106. An apparatus as inclaim 105 wherein said indicating means includes means for recording atseparate locations for each of said frames said cumulative frame scoresand pinfall.
 107. An apparatus as in claim 101 including means forreceiving and indicating during the progress of the game at separatelocations respectively marks attributable to said balls for each of saidframes, and means for entering said marks into said receiving andindicating means for indicating the marks for each of said balls atseparate locations for each of said frames.
 108. An apparatus as inclaim 107 wherein said indicating means includes means for recording atseparate locations for each frame said cumulative frame scores andmarks.
 109. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowling gamewherein bowling balls are rolled during each of successive scoringframes to earn cumulative score values corresponding to completion ofeach of said frames and completion of said game based upon pinfallresulting from the rolling of said balls, in combination, means forreceiving and recording at separate locations respectively successivecumulative score values for said frames attributable to said pinfall asthe game progresses, means fOr accumulating score values, means fordetermining completion of a frame score, and means for controlling saidreceiving and recording means in response to the determination ofcompletion of a frame score to record the cumulative score values ofsaid accumulating means for each of said frames at separate locationsrespectively and maintain the same for at least the duration of thegame.
 110. An apparatus as in claim 109 wherein said recording meansincludes means for printing a record of the cumulative score values.111. An apparatus as in claim 110 including additionally means fordisplaying said record.
 112. An apparatus as in claim 109 includingmeans for receiving and recording the progress of the game at separatelocations respectively during bonus marks attributable to said pinfallfor each of said frames, and means for entering bonus marks into saidreceiving and recording means to record the same.
 113. An apparatus asin claim 112 wherein said recording means includes means for printing aprinted record of said cumulative score values and bonus marks.
 114. Anapparatus as in claim 113 including additionally means for displayingsaid records.
 115. An apparatus as in claim 109 including means forreceiving and recording throughout the progress of the game at separateloctions respectively pinfall attributable to each of said balls foreach of said frames, and means for entering said pinfall into saidreceiving and recording means.
 116. An apparatus as in claim 115 whereinsaid recording means includes means for printing a printed record ofsaid cumulative score values, and pinfall.
 117. An apparatus as in claim116 including additionally means for displaying said records.
 118. Anapparatus as in claim 109 including means for receiving and recordingduring the progress of the game at separate locations respectively marksattributable to said balls for each of said frames, and means forentering said marks into said receiving and recording means.
 119. Anapparatus as in claim 118 wherein said recording means includes meansfor printing a printed record of said cumulative score values, andmarks.
 120. An apparatus as in claim 119, including additionally meansfor displaying said records.
 121. In an apparatus for computing andindicating scores of a bowling game wherein bowling balls are rolledduring each of successive scoring frames to earn cumulative score valuescorresponding to completion of each of the frames and completion of thegame based upon pinfall resulting from the rolling of said balls andbonus values resulting from strikes and spares, in combination, meansfor entering into the machine pinfall values earned from the rolling ofsaid balls, means for computing from the pinfall values said cumulativescore values, means for transferring pinfall values from said entrymeans to said means for computing, means for indicating during theprogress of the game concurrently at separate locations respectivelysuccessive cumulative score values corresponding to said frames, andmeans for transferring said cumulative score values from the computingmeans into the indicating means frame by frame for indication during theremainder of the game.
 122. An apparatus as in claim 121 wherein saidindicating means includes means for recording said cumulative scorevalues.
 123. An apparatus as in claim 121 wherein said indicating meansincludes means for printing for each frame respectively a record of thecumulative score values.
 124. An apparatus as in claim 123 includingadditionally means for displaying said record.
 125. Apparatus as definedin claim 123 for computing and indicating successive cumulative framescore values for each of a plurality of players, wherein said computingmeans includes a plurality of individual player score value storagemeans respectively for storing player cumulative frame score values, andindicating means for successively associating said printing means withrespective player scOre value storage means to transfer a particularplayer score value to the printing means for printing.
 126. An apparatusas in claim 121 wherein said means for entering into the machine pinfallvalues includes additionally means for entering bonus marks earned fromthe rolling of said balls; said means for computing from said pinfallvalues computes additionally from the bonus marks said cumulative scorevalues; said means for transferring pinfall values transfersadditionally the bonus marks from said entry means to said means forcomputing, and said means for indicating during the progress of the gameat separate locations respectively cumulative score values indicatesadditionally the bonus marks corresponding to each of the frames. 127.An apparatus as in claim 126 wherein said indicating means includesmeans for recording said cumulative score values and bonus marks. 128.An apparatus as in claim 126 wherein said indicating means includesmeans for printing at separate locations respectively a record of thecumulative score values and bonus marks.
 129. An apparatus as in claim128 including additionally means for displaying said record.
 130. Anapparatus as in claim 121 wherein said means for entering into themachine pinfall values includes additional means for entering marksearned from the rolling of said balls, said means for computing fromsaid pinfall values computes additionally from the marks said cumulativescore values, said means for transferring pinfall values transfersadditionally marks from said entry means to said means for computing,said means for indicating during the progress of the game at separatelocations respectively for each frame cumulative score values, indicatesadditionally marks and pinfall.
 131. An apparatus as in claim 130wherein said indicating means includes means for recording saidcumulative score values, marks and pinfall.
 132. An apparatus as inclaim 130 wherein said indicating means prints at separate locationsrespectively a record of the cumulative score values, marks and pinfall.133. An apparatus as in claim 132 including additionally means fordisplaying said record.
 134. In an apparatus for recording the score ofbowling games, the combination of value setting means for setting upscores, means connected to said value setting means to provide pinfallcount thereto, printing means controlled by said value setting means forprinting indicia representative of a score creditable to a player, meansfor delaying the printing of a score by said printing means after eachpinfall count is received by said value setting means, and manual meansfor preventing the printing of an incorrect score during the delay ofsaid printing.
 135. In an apparatus for recording the score of bowlinggames, the combination of value setting means for setting up scores,means connected to said value setting means to provide pinfall countthereto, means for accumulating scores, means for entering scores fromsaid value setting means into said accumulating means, printing meanscontrolled by said accumulating means for printing indiciarepresentative of an accumulated score creditable to a player, means fordelaying the entry of a score into said accumulating means from thevalue setting means after each pinfall count is received by said valuesetting means, and manual means for preventing entry of an incorrectscore from the value setting means into the accumulating means duringthe delay.
 136. An apparatus as in claim 121 adapted to receive pinfallfrom a plurality of players including means for printing during theprogress of the game at separate locations respectively for each playerand each frame the cumulative score values corresponding to the framesand players, and means for transferring said cumulative score valuesfrom the computing means into the printing means.
 137. In an apparatusfor computing scores of a bowling game wherein bowlng balls are rolledduring each of successive scoring frAmes to earn cumulative score valuesresulting from the rolling of said balls, in combination, value settingmeans for establishing score values attributable to the rolling of saidballs, a cumulative score value storage means for storing cumulativescore values, means for entering a correct cumulative score value at aselected frame, and means for entering correct pinfall values into thevalue setting means for succeeding frames to correct erroneous entries.138. In an apparatus for indicating scores of a bowling game whereinbowling balls are rolled during each of successive scoring frames toearn cumulative score values corresponding to completion of each of saidframes and completion of said game based upon pinfall resulting from therolling of said balls and bonus values resulting from strikes andspares, in combination, means for accumulating and indicating during theprogress of the game concurrently at separate locations respectivelysuccessive cumulative score values for said frames attributable to saidpinfall, entry means for setting up pinfall values, and means controlledby said entry means for entering said pinfall values into theaccumulating and indicating means.
 139. In an apparatus for computingand indicating scores of a bowling game wherein bowling balls are rolledduring each of successive scoring frames to earn cumulative score valuescorresponding to completion of the successive frames based upon pinfallresulting from the rolling of said balls, in combination, means forentering into the machine pinfall values earned from the rolling of saidballs, means controlled by the entering means for computing from theentered pinfall values said cumulative score values, means for printingsuccessive cumulative score values upon completion of each of theframes, means for supporting the printed cumulative score values atseparate locations respectively, a viewing screen for displaying theprinted cumulative score values, and an optical system for projectingthe printed score values to the viewing screen during the progress ofthe game including a light source, means for directing light from thelight source to the printed score values, and means for projecting animage of the printed score values to the viewing screen.
 140. In anapparatus for computing and indicating scores of a bowling game whereinbowling balls are rolled during each of successive scoring frames toearn cumulative score values corresponding to completion of thesuccessive frames based upon pinfall resulting from the rolling of saidballs, in combination, means for entering into the apparatus pinfallvalues earned from the rolling of said balls, means controlled by theentering means for computing from the entered pinfall values saidcumulative score values, means for supporting a score sheet having aplurality of areas in line for receiving successive printed cumulativescore values, means for printing successive cumulative score values, andmeans mounting the printing means and score sheet supporting means forrelative movement to register the printing means with successive frameareas on the score sheet.
 141. The combination as defined in claim 140,wherein the score sheet supporting means is mounted for movementrelative to the printing means to register the printer with successiveframe areas on the score sheet.
 142. The combination defined in claim140, wherein the printing means comprises a plurality of slide barscorresponding respectively with the units, tens and hundreds digits ofscore values, each having a plurality of movable type slugs bearingrespectively the digits zero to nine.
 143. The combination as defined inclaim 140 wherein the printing means and score sheet supporting meansare mounted for relative movement in two directions at right angles toeach other to register the printer with plural bowler lines parallel toeach other on the score sheet and with successive frames in each line.144. A combination as defined in claim 138, wherein said meanS foraccumulating and indicating includes means for printing cumulative scorevalues, means for supporting a media on which a score value is printed,and means for moving said media to a display position after printing.145. In an apparatus for computing scores of a bowling game whereinbowling balls are rolled by each of a plurality of players on a teamduring each of successive scoring frames to earn cumulative score valuescorresponding to completion of each of the frames and completion of thegame based upon pinfall resulting from the rolling of said balls, incombination, means for entering into the apparatus pinfall values earnedfrom the rolling of said balls, player score computing means controlledby said entry means for computing said cumulative player scores, saidplayer score computing means including cumulative score value storagemeans corresponding respectively to the players, and team scorecomputing means for computing the team score from the total player gamescore in said cumulative score value storage means including means foradding completed player game score from said cumulative score valuestorage means player by player as each player completes his game therebyto provide player by player subtotal and total team scores.
 146. Acombination as defined in claim 145, including means for printing addedplayer game scores player-by-player.
 147. In an apparatus of the typedescribed, means for establishing pinfall values attributable to therolling of balls in successive scoring frames by a plurality of bowlers,means responsive to the value establishing means for computingframe-by-frame cumulative scores for each of the bowlers, printing meansresponsive to the computing means for printing the cumulative bowlerframe scores, and an optical system including two viewing screens andmeans for projecting the printed score to each of the screens.
 148. Acombination as defined in claim 147 wherein one of said viewing screensis generally horizontally disposed and the other is generally verticallydisposed.
 149. In an apparatus for computing scores of a bowling gamewherein bowling balls are rolled by a plurality of players who may bowlin random order during each of successive scoring frames to earncumulative score values resulting from the rolling of said balls, incombination, value setting means for establishing score valuesattributable to the rolling of said balls, a cumulative score valuestorage means for each of a plurality of players, means for successivelytransferring score values attributable to successive players from saidvalue setting means to the corresponding individual player score storagemeans, a manual bowler selector for controlling the transferring meansto select at random the player score storage means with which thetransferring means is to be associated comprising a plurality ofmanually operable switch means, one corresponding to each player,manually conditionable to the exclusion of the other switch meansfollowing completion of transfer of a score value to one storage meansto selectively associate the transferring means with any other selectedstorage means and maintain association of said transferring means andsaid selected player storage means until a selected player''s switchmeans corresponding to another selected storage means is conditioned.150. In an apparatus for computing scores of a bowling game whereinbowling balls are rolled by a plurality of players during each ofsuccessive scoring frames to earn cumulative score values resulting fromthe rolling of said balls, in combination, value setting means forestablishing score values attributable to the rolling of sadi balls, acumulative score value storage means for each of a plurality of players,means for successively transferrng score values attributable tosuccessive players from said value setting means to the correspondingindividual player cumulative score value storage means, and manuallyoperable mean for correcting by increasing or decreasing tHe cumulativescore value in a selected cumulative score value storage means.
 151. Anapparatus as in claim 101 including means for receiving and indicatingduring the progress of the game at separate locations respectivelycumulative score values for each of a plurality of players for each ofsaid frames.
 152. An apparatus as in claim 109 including means forreceiving and recording during the progress of the game at separatelocations respectively cumulative score values for each of a pluralityof players for each of said frames.
 153. An apparatus as in claim 142wherein said means for receiving and recording comprises means forprinting said cumulative score values.
 154. An apparatus as defined inclaim 153 including mean for displaying the printed scores.
 155. Anapparaus as defined in claim 153 including means for projecting theprinted scores to a viewing screen.
 156. An apparatus as in claim 153including means for totalizing the player scores and printing thetotalized score.
 157. A combination as defined in claim 153 includingmeans for totalizing completed player game scores player-by-player andmeans for printing the player-by-player subtotal and total scores. 158.An apparatus as in claim 121 including means for computing cumulativescore values for each of a plurality of players, and means forindicating during the progress of the game at separate locationsrespectively cumulative score values for each of said playerscorresponding to each of said frames.
 159. An apparatus as in claim 138including means for accumulating and indicating during the progress ofthe game at separate locations respectively cumulative score values foreach of a plurality of players for each of said frames.
 160. In anapparaus for computing scores of a bowling game wherein bowling ballsare rolled by each of a plurality of players on a team during each ofsuccessive scoring frames to earn cumulative score values correspondingto completion of each of the frames and completion of the game basedupon pinfall resulting from the rolling of said balls, in combination,means for entering into the apparatus pinfall values earned from therolling of said balls, computing means controlled by said entry meansfor computing said cumulative scores, means for computing the team scorefrom the player scores, and means for adding to said team score ahandicap score or the average score of an absent bowler.
 161. Apparatusas in claim 160 including means for recording said team handicap oraverage score of an absent bowler.
 162. In an apparatus for computingscores of a bowling game wherein bowling balls are rolled by each of aplurality of players on a team during each of successive scoring framesto earn cumulative score values corresponding to completion of each ofthe frames and completion of the game based upon pinfall resulting fromthe rollng of said balls, in combination, means for entering into theapparatus pinfall values earned from the rollng of said balls, computingmeans controlled by said entry means for computing said cumulativescores, means for allowing a pace bowler to bowl and compute his score,means for computing the team score from the total player game scores,and means for inhibiting the entry of the pace bowler score into theteam score computing means.
 163. An apparatus for computing scores of abowling game wherein a maximum of two balls are normally rolled duringeach of successive score frames to earn cumulative score values basedupon pinfall resulting from the rolling of said balls, in combination,means for entering into the apparatus pinfall values earned from therolling of said balls, computing means controlled by said entry meansfor computing said cumulative scores, cumulative score value storagemeans for each of said plurality of players, means for determining thecompletion of a game, means responsive to the determining means forproviding an end of game signal, and means responsive to the end of gamesignal for clearing The respective player''s cumulative score storagemeans.
 164. An apparatus as in claim 145 including means for determiningthe completion of a game, means responsive to the determining means forproviding an end of game signal, said team score computing means beingresponsive to the end of game signal for controlling said means foradding completed player game score to add the total player score fromsaid cumulative score value storage means.
 165. Apparatus as in claim164 including means responsive to said end of game sginal forconenecting said team score computing means to successive individualplayer cumulative score value storage means.
 166. An apparatus forindicating pinfall of a bowling game wherein first and second balls arerolled during each of a succession of scoring frames, comprising meansfor indicating throughout the progress of the game a single valuerepresentataive of the actual numerical pinfall for each ball rolled foreach frame, a plurality of signalling devices corresponding to pinpositions and adapted in a first state to signal the presence of acorresponding pin and in a second state to signal the absence of acorresponding pin, means for interrogating said plurality of signallngdevices to develop a signal for each device in one of said states toindicate the number of pins present or absent after the rolling of eachball, and totalizing means connected to receive said signals, totalizethe same and energizing he indicating means.
 167. Apparatus as in claim166 wherein said indicating means includes means for recording duringthe progress of the game at separate locations respectively for each ofsaid frames said pinfall values.
 168. Apparatus as in claim 167including means for receiving and recording throughout the progress ofthe game at separate locations respectively marks attributable to eachof said balls for each of said frames, means for entering said marks,and means for transferring said marks from the entry means into thereceiving and recording means.
 169. Apparatus as in claim 168 whereinsaid means for receiving and recording includes means for printing saidfirst and second ball pinfall and mark information at separate locationsrespectively for each frame.
 170. An apparaus as defined in claim 167including additionally a plurality of indicating lamps, each adapted toshow a specific numerical value, responsive to said totalizing means.171. An apparatus as in claim 170 wherein said means for recordingcomprises means for printing during the progress of the game at separatelocations respectively the pinfall values for each of said frames, andincluding means for operating said indicating means and printing meansto show the pinfall for each ball rolled.
 172. Apparatus as in claim 166wherein said indicating means includes means for printing the pinfallvalues for each of said frames.
 173. Apparatus as defined in claim 150wherein the correction means comprises means for clearing said selectedscore value storage means, and means for entering a corrected cumulativescore value into said storage means.
 174. An apparatus as in claim 7including pin sensing means located adjacent a bowling lane pit positionfor sensing the number of pins remaining upright after each ball isbowled, and means controlled by said pin sensing means for communicatingto a part of said value setting means a signal representing said numberof pins.
 175. The apparatus defined in claim 124 wherein saidpin-sensing means includes: a plural-state device; and means controlledby said pn-sensing means for setting said plural-state device to a staterepresenting the number of said pins down after the bowling of a ball.176. The apparatus defined in claim 174 with: means located at said pitposition for detecting the bowling of a ball; and means controlled bysaid ball detecting means for communicating to a part of saiddetermining means a signal representing the bowling of a ball.
 177. Theapparatus defined in claim 176 with: means including said sensing meansand operable, in response to the sensing of no upright pins followingthe bowling of the first ball of a scoring frame, for controlling saiddetermining means to identify the next-bowled ball as the first ball ofa scoring frame.
 178. The apparatus defined in claim 176, wherein saidpin-sensing means includes: a plurality of bistable devicescorresponding to respective ones of said pins; controlled jointly bysaid pin-sensing means and by said ball detecting means for reversingthe states of various ones of said bistable devices in accordance withthe number of pins remaining upright after a ball is bowled; aplural-state device; means for scanning said bistable devices todetermine the state of each device; and means controlled by saidscanning mean for setting said plural-state device to a staterepresenting the number of pins down after said last-named ball isbowled.
 179. The apparatus defined in claim 178 with: means including apart of said determining means, for controlling said first-namedcommunicating means to communicate said first-named signal to said partof the value-setting means after the bowling of a predetermined ball.180. The apparatus defined in claim 178 with: means controlled by saidball detecting means for again reversing the state of said variousbistable devices.
 181. The apparatus defined in claim 178 with:score-recording and display means controlled by said register; and meanscontrolled by a part of said score-recording and display means forresetting said plural-state device to an initial state.
 182. Theapparatus defined in claim 174 with: a second apparatus of the typedefined, associated with a second pit position; a second pin-sensingmeans of the type defined, located at said second pit position; secondcommunicating means normally interconnecting said second pin-sensingmeans with a part of the value-setting means in said second machine; andmeans for cross-connecting said first and second pin-sensing means withthe first and second value-setting means, respectively.
 183. Theapparatus defined in claim 182 with: a plurality of additional scoreregisters in each of said apparatus; respective means in each apparatusfor associating the value-setting means of said machine with successivescore registers thereof; means normally effective to disable saidcross-connecting means; and means controlled by said associating meansfor rendering said disabling means ineffective when a predeterminedregister of each apparatus is associated with the value-setting means ofthe same apparatus.
 184. The apparatus defined in claim 182 withswitching means for disabling said cross-connecting means.
 185. Theapparatus defined in claim 182 with: control means for selectivelyoperating said cross-connecting means.
 186. The apparatus defined inclaim 182 with: indicator means having two indicating conditions; andmeans controlled by said cross-connecting means for reversing thecondition of said indicating means.
 187. An apparatus as in claim 174including means for detecting a disqualification with respect to thefirst ball of a scoring frame; means normally operable, only in responseto the setting-up of a score of ten attributable collectively to bothballs of a scoring frame, for recording a score of said character; andmeans controlled jointly by said determining means and said detectingmeans for operating said recording means in response to the setting-upof a score of ten attributable solely to the second ball of a frame whena first-ball disqualification is detected.
 188. An apparatus as in claim174 including means for detecting disqualifications with respect to therespective first and second balls of a scoring frame; means fortemporarily storing a set-up first ball score; first recording means forrecording an indication of a first-ball disqualification; secondrecording means for recording an indication of a second-balldisqualification and for recording a frame score; means opeRable by saiddetecting means and controlled by said determining means, in response tothe detection of a first-ball disqualification, for setting up afirst-ball score of zero and for operating said first recording means;means operable by said detecting means and controlled by saiddetermining means, in response to the detection of a second-balldisqualification, for entering the first-ball score from-said secondstoring means into said register and for operating said second recordingmeans.
 189. The apparaus defined in claim 188, wherein saiddisqualification-detecting means includes: means for generating anoutput signal, means for automatically detecting the bowling of a ball;a light source; means ror receiving light from said source; and meanscontrolled jointly by said receiving means and said bowling-detectingmeans and operable, only upon the concurrence of the detection of abowled ball and the interruption of light to said receiving means, foroperating said generating means, with output connections from saidgenerating means to said first and second recording means.
 190. In amachine for recording scores of a bowling game wherein a maximum of twoballs are bowled during each of a succession of scoring frames to earncumulative scores based upon the number of bowling pins downed by saidballs, the combination, to-wit: score registers for receiving andstoring cumulative score values, value-setting means for setting up saidscores; means controlled by said value-setting means for enteringcompleted frame scores into said registers; means for supporting aprinting medium providing a printing surface; printing means controlledby said value-setting means for printing indicia representative of saidcumulative scores on said printing surface; mark setting means forsetting up representations of circumstances environmental to saidscores; additional printing means controlled by said mark setting meansfor printing indicia representing said environmental circumstances onsaid surface; means for determining the bowling of a ball to which oneof said environmental circumstances relates; and means for operating theadditional printing means in response to said determination, to printthe indicia representing said one environmental circumstance.
 191. Therecording machine defined in claim 190 with: means for determining thecompletion of a frame score; and means, including said first-namedcontrolled means for delaying the printing of said score-representingindicia until the determination of the completion of a frame score. 192.The machine defined in claim 191, with means for visually displayinginformation printed in one printing operation prior to a subsequentprinting operation.
 193. The machine defined in claim 192, wherein theinformation relating to one scoring frame remains displayed during theprinting and display of information relating to a subsequent scoringframe.
 194. The machine defined in claim 192, with selectively operablemeans for removing from displaying position the printed informationrelating to a scoring frame.
 195. The machine defined in claim 194 with:means for adjusting said value-setting means to correct an incorrectlyset-up score.
 196. The machine defined in claim 195 with: manuallyoperable means for adjusting said mark-setting means to enter an omittedmark or correct an entered mark.
 197. The machine defined in claim 192,wherein said printing surface is divided into two physical parts forreceiving the printing of said score indicia and said mark indicia,respectively, with means for moving each part of said surface torespective display positions forthwith in response to the printingthereon.
 198. The machine defined in claim 197 with: respective means atsaid display positions for receiving said parts of the printing surface;means for holding each of said parts at its respective printingposition; and means, including said moving means, for releasing saidparts to permit the latter to fall by gravity to their Respectivedisplay positions.
 199. The machine defined in claim 197 with: a10th-frame programming device; means for sensing the completion of aninth-frame; and means controlled by said sensing means for operatingsaid programming device.
 200. An apparatus as in claim 36 wherein saidentry means comprises means for detecting and totalizing pins downed andtransmitting a signal corresponding to pins downed.
 201. Apparatus as inclaim 200 which additionally includes means for manually entering scorevalues into said machine and for controlling the operation of themachine.
 202. In a device for calculating scores of a bowling game as inclaim 4, means for automatically detecting the bowling of a ball; andmeans operable by said detecting means for cycling the first programmingdevice.
 203. In a pinfall indicator, means for sensing the presence orabsence of pins on a bowling lane after each ball is bowled, printingmeans for giving an indication representative of total numerical pinfallfor each ball of a discrete playing frame, and means responsive to saidsensing means for totalizing the numerical pinfall after each ball of aframe for controlling said printing means to print the total, numericalpinfall for each ball.
 204. The combination as in claim 203 includingmeans for indicating throughout the progress of a game at separatelocations for each frame, the actual, numerical pinfall totals for eachball.
 205. In an apparatus for indicating scores of a bowling gamewherein bowling balls are rolled during each of successive scoringframes to earn cumulative score values corresponding to completion ofeach of said frames and completion of said game based upon pinfallresulting from the rolling of said balls, in combination, pin sensingmeans for sensing the pins which remain standing each time a ball isrolled, means for receiving and indicating throughout the progress ofthe game at separate locations respectively cumulative score values foreach of said frames attributable to said pinfall, means for accumulatingscore values, totalizing means associated with said pin sensing meansfor totalizing the numerical pinfall and operative in response to thenumber of fallen pins after each ball of a discrete playing frame forentering the numerical pinfall into said accumulating means, means fordetermining completion of a frame score, and means responsive to thedetermination of completion of a frame score for transferring cumulativescore values from the accumulating means to the indicating means toindicate the cumulative score values for each of said frames at separatelocations.
 206. An apparatus as in claim 205 wherein said apparatusincludes means for recording at separate locations for each frame saidcumulative score values.
 207. An apparatus as in claim 205 includingsecond means for receiving and indicating throughout the progress of thegame at separate locations respectively bonus marks attributable to saidpinfall for each of said frames, said sensing means including means forgenerating bonus mark information, and means for entering bonus markinformation into said second receiving and indicating means forindicating the bonus marks for each of said frames at separatelocations.
 208. An apparatus as in claim 207 wherein said apparatusincludes means for recording at separate locations for each frame saidcumulative score values and said bonus marks.
 209. An apparatus as inclaim 207 wherein said second means for receiving and indicatingthroughout the progress of the game at separate locations respectivelybonus marks attributable to each of said balls for each of said framesincludes additionally means for indicating throughout the progress ofthe game at separate locations respectively pinfall.
 210. An apparatusas in claim 209 wherein said apparatus includes means for recording atseparate locations for each of said frames said cumulative frame scores,pinfall and marks.
 211. An apparatus as in claim 206 wherein saiDapparatus includes means for printing at separate locations respectivelya permanent record of the cumulative score values.
 212. An apparatus asin claim 206 including additionally means for displaying said record.213. An apparatus as in claim 109 including bowling pin detecting means,means associated with said detecting means for totalizing pinfall; andmeans for transferring pinfall from said totalizing means to saidaccumulating means.
 214. An apparatus as in claim 213 wherein saidrecording means includes means for printing at separate locationsrespectively a printed record of said cumulative score values.
 215. Anapparatus as in claim 213 including additionally means for displayingsaid record.
 216. An apparatus as in claim 213 including means forreceiving and recording throughout the progress of the game at separatelocations respectively pinfall and marks attributable to each of saidballs for each of said frames, means associated with said detectingmeans for forming mark information signals, and means for entering saidpinfall and mark information signals into said receiving and recordingmeans.
 217. An apparatus as in claim 216 wherein said recording meansincludes means for printing at separate locations respectively a printedrecord of said cumulative score values, pinfall and marks.
 218. Anapparatus as in claim 216 including additionally means for displayingsaid records.
 219. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowlinggame wherein bowling balls are rolled during each of a succession ofscoring frames to earn cumulative score values, in combination, meansfor receiving and recording throughout the progress of the game atseparate locations respectively for each of said frames first and secondball pinfall and bonus mark information, pin detecting means, meansassociated with said pin detecting means for deriving total pinfall andbonus mark information, and means for transferring said first and secondball pinfall and bonus mark information from said deriving means intothe receiving and recording means to record and maintain the same forthe duration of the game.
 220. An apparatus as in claim 219 wherein saidreceiving and recording means includes means for printing said first andsecond ball pinfall and bonus mark information at separate locationsrespectively for each frame.
 221. An apparatus as in claim 121 whereinsaid entering means includes pin detecting means, and totalizing meansassociated with said pin detecting means for totalizing the pinfall foreach of said balls.
 222. An apparatus as in claim 221 including meansfor recording said cumulative score values.
 223. An apparatus as inclaim 221 wherein said indicating means prints at separate locations foreach frame respectively a record of the cumulative score values.
 224. Anapparatus as in claim 223 including additionally means for displayingsaid record.
 225. An apparatus as in claim 221 in which said totalizingmeans includes means for generating bonus marks, said computing meanscomputing from the pinfall values and the bonus marks the cumulativescore, and said indicating means serving to indicate additionally thebonus marks.
 226. An apparatus as in claim 225 wherein said apparatusincludes additionally means for recording said cumulative score valuesand bonus marks.
 227. An apparatus as in claim 225 wherein saidindicating means prints at separate locations respectively a record ofthe cumulative score values and bonus marks.
 228. An apparatus as inclaim 225 including additionally means for displaying said record. 229.An apparatus as 1n claim 221 in which said totalizing means includesmeans for generating marks, said computing means computes from thepinfall values and marks the cumulative score, and said indicating meansserves to indicate additionally the marks.
 230. An apparatus as in claim229 wherein said machine includes additionally means for recording saidcumulative score values, marks and pinfall.
 231. An apparatus as inclaim 229 wherein said indicating means prints at separate locationsrespectively a record of the cumulative score values, marks and pinfall.232. An apparatus in claim 229 including additionally means fordisplaying said record.
 233. In a mechanism for indicating pinfall in abowiing alley, a plurality of signalling mechanisms each for indicatingan actual numerical pinfall total each time a ball is rolled, meansresponsive to the signalling mechanisms for displaying throughout theprogress of the game the pinfall total for each ball, and totalizingmeans operative in response to the number of fallen pins after each ballof a discrete playing frame is rolled for selectively energizing one ofsaid signalling mechanisms to indicate the total pinfall of each ball ofeach frame.
 234. A mechanism as in claim 233 including means forindicating strikes and spares for each discrete playing frame.
 235. Thecombination as in claim 233 including means for incapacitating saidsignalling mechanism whenever an illegal ball is rolled.
 236. Apparatusas in claim 235 including means for detecting the rolling of an illegalball and generating an illegal ball signal, said incapacitating meansbeing responsive to said signal.
 237. Apparatus as in claim 166including means controlling the totalizing means to store information asto totalized pinfall pending completion of interrogation andtotalization and then energize the indicating means.
 238. Bowlingscoring apparatus as in claim 237 in which said interrogating andstorage means are electrical.
 239. Bowling scoring apparatus as in claim166 including additionally means operatively connected to saidinterrogating means and operative in response to the absence of standingpins determined by said interrogating means after a second ball of saidframe is rolled for indicating to a bowler that a spare has been made.240. Bowling scoring apparatus as in claim 166 including additionallymeans operatively connected to said interrogating means and operative inresponse to the absence of standing pins determined by saidinterrogating means after a first ball of said frame is rolled forindicating to a bowler that a strike has been made.
 241. In combinationwith a bowling apparatus having first and second ball operating cyclesfor each discrete playing frame of a bowling game, a first signallingmechanism for indicating the actual, numerical pinfall for a discreteframe only, after the first ball of a frame is rolled, a secondsignalling mechanism for indicating the actual, numerical pinfall forsaid discrete frame only, after the second ball of said frame is rolled,a plurality of pin sensing means for detecting the presence or absenceof standing pins after each ball of said frame is rolled, meansassociated with said sensing means for interrogating said sensing meansone by one to determine the number of fallen pins after each ball ofsaid frame is rolled, storage means actuated by said interrogating meansduring a first ball cycle for temporarily storing information as to thetotal number of fallen pins after a first ball of a frame is rolled andactuated by said interrogating means during a second ball cycle fortemporarily storing information as to the total number of fallen pinsafter a second ball of a frame is rolled, and means operative during thefirst and second ball operating cycles for causing said temporarystorage means to actuate said first signalling mechanism during saidfirst ball cycle and said second signalling mechanism during said secondball cycle to visually indicate for said discrete frame only, the numberof fallen pins during each cycle of said frame.
 242. An apparatus forcomputing and indicating scores of a bowling game wherein bowling ballsare rolled during each of successive scoring frames to earn cumulativescore values corresponding to completion of successive frames based uponpinfall resulting from the rolling of said balls, comprising manuallyoperable means for enteriNg into the apparatus numerical pinfall valuesearned from the rolling of said balls, means for detecting andtotalizing pinfall and supplying pinfall values to the apparatus, meansfor computing cumulative score values from pinfall values, and means formanually selectively connecting or disconnecting said supply meansrelative to said computing means.
 243. An apparatus as in claim 145wherein said means for entering pinfall values includes means fordetecting and totalizing pinfall and supplying pinfall values.
 244. Anapparatus as in claim 160, wherein said means for entering pinfallvalues includes means for detecting and totalizing pinfall and supplyingpinfall values.
 245. An apparatus as in claim 162 wherein said means forentering pinfall values includes means for detecting and totalizingpinfall and supplying pinfall values.
 246. In an apparatus for recordingthe score of bow1ing games, the combination of value setting means forsetting up scores, automatic pinfall detecting means connected to saidvalue setting means to provide pinfall counts and manual pinfall countmeans connected to said value setting means to provide pinfall counts,printing means controlled by said value setting means for printingindicia representative of a score by said printing means after eachpinfall count is received by said value setting means, and manual meansfor preventing the printing of an incorrect score during the delay ofsaid printing.
 247. In an apparatus for computing score values for abowling game wherein bowling balls are rolled on a bowling alley duringeach of successive scoring frames to earn score values based at least inpart on strikes and spares resulting from the rolling of said balls,there being attributable to the strikes and spares predetermined markcount values, in combination, means associated with the pit end of thealley for detecting strikes and spares, and means controlled by saiddetecting means for determining the mark count value attributable toeach mark and for totalizing the mark count values
 248. A combination asdefined in claim 247 including means for visibly indicating thetotalized mark count values.
 249. In an apparatus for computing scoresof a bowling game wherein bowling balls are rolled on a bowling alley bya plurality of players on a team during successive scoring frames toearn cumulative score values based upon strikes, spares, and pinfallless than ten, resulting from the rolling of said ball, there beingattributable to the strikes and spares predetermined mark count valuesindicative of the team score, in combination, means associated with thepit end of the alley for detecting strikes, spares and pinfall less thanten, means controlled by said detecting means for computing cumulativescore values for each of the players, and means controlled by saiddetecting means for determining the mark count value attributable toeach mark and for totalizing the mark count values.
 250. A combinationas defined in claim 249 including means for visibly indicating thetotalized mark count values.
 251. In an apparatus for computing scoresof a bowling game wherein bowling balls are rolled at bowling pins on abowling alley during successive scoring frames to earn cumulative scoresbased upon pinfall resulting from the rolling of said balls, incombination, means associated with the pit end of the alley andresponsive to the rolling of each ball for sensing the pin spot area ofthe alley to detect pinfall, means for storing successive cumulativescores corresponding to completion of each of the frames, meansresponsive to said sensing means for establishing cumulative scores inthe storing means, manually operable means for clearing said storingmeans in the event of an error in the cumulative score therein, andmanually operable means for supplying correct pinfall information tosaid establishing means to provide a correct cumulative score in thestoring means.
 252. An apparatus for indicating pinfall of a bowlinggame wherein firSt and second balls are rolled during each of asuccession of scoring frames, comprising a plurality of sensing meansone for each pin position having a first and second state serving todetect the presence or absence of corresponding pins, means forsequentially scanning said pin sensing means to develop a discretesignal for each of said sensing means in one of said states, and meansresponsive to said discrete signals for digitally totalizing the signalsand indicating a single numerical value representative of the actualpinfall for each frame, including a digital totalizer for adding saiddiscrete signals, and a separate indicating means responsive to thetotalizer and including a plurality of separate indicators correspondingrespectively to progressive pinfall values and selectively energizableunder control of said totalizer.
 253. An apparatus as in claim 252wherein said separate indicators are a plurality of lamps correspondingrespectively to pinfall values from one to
 10. 254. In an apparatus forcomputing scores of a bowling game wherein bowling balls are rolled by aplurality of players during each of successive scoring frames to earncumulative score value resulting from the rolling of said balls, incombination, means for detecting and totalizing pinfall to establishscore values attributable to the rolling of said balls, a cumulativescore value storage means for each of a plurality of players, means forsuccessively transferring score values attributable to successve playersfrom said value-setting means to the corresponding individual bowlerscore storage means, automatic bowler sequencing means responsive tocompletion of frame scoring for automatically successively associatingsaid transferring means with successive score value storage means, and asingle manually operable push button selectively operable and connectedfor successively associating the transferring means with successivescore value storage means to override the automatic sequencing means.255. An apparatus as in c1aim 149 wherein said value-setting meanscomprises means for detecting and totalizing pinfall to establish scorevalues attributable to the rolling of said balls.
 256. An apparatus asdefined in cla1m 242 including manually operable means for correcting acumulative score value in said computing means.
 257. An apparatus asdefined in claim 256 wherein said correction means comprises manuallycontrollable means for clearing a cumulative score value from saidcomputing means and manually controllable means for entering anothercumulative score value into said computing means in place of the clearedvalue.
 258. An apparatus as defined in claim 251 wherein said manuallyoperable correction means includes manually controllable means forentering into said storing means a correct cumulative score for the lastframe prior to an error and manually controllable means for supplyingpinfall to said establishing means corresponding to each ball followingthe error.
 259. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowling gamewherein two balls normally are bowled during each of a succession ofscoring frames, such scores being based upon numbers of pins downed andbonus values resulting from strikes and spares, the combination of meansfor sensing numerical pinfall resulting from each of the balls bowledand for establishing a value corresponding thereto, means, includingmeans responsive to such value establishment by said sensing means, forcomputing successive cumulative scores for each of said succession offrames based upon pins downed by said balls and bonus values resultingfrom strikes and spares, means for determining the completion of eachframe score, means responsive to said determining means for printingcorresponding one of said successive cumulative scores, means responsiveto said sensing and value establishing means for printing a strikesymbol or a spare symbol upon occurrence of a strike or sparerespectvely, and means whereby said printed cumulatIve scores and saidprinted strike and/or spare symbols are disposed in adjacentrelationship.
 260. In an apparatus for recording scores of a bowlinggame wherein two balls normally are bowled during each of a successionof scoring frames, such scores being based upon numbers of pins downedand bonus values resulting from strikes and spares, the combination ofa. means for establishing pinfall values resulting from each of theballs bowled, b. means, including means responsive to such valueestablishment, for computing successive cumulative scores for each ofsaid succession of frames based upon pins downed by said balls and bonusvalues resulting from strikes and spares, c. means for determining thecompletion of each frame score, d. means responsive to said determiningmeans for printing a corresponding one of said successive cumulativescores, and e. means whereby said printed cumulative scores are disposedin adjacent relationship.
 261. A system for automatically tabulatingbowling information comprising: pin-fall indicating means for providinga signal having a magnitude in accordance with the number of pinsknocked down during the course of one frame and after each ball bowledin that frame, totalizing circuit means for providing a per frameindication of the bowling score and for recording and retaining saidindication for each frame responsively to an output signal whereby thescore accumulated in each frame will be preserved and can be obtainedand means responsive to said signal from said pin-fall indicating meansfor providing said output signal to said totalizing circuit means aftereach ball bowled.
 262. A system for automatically tabulating bowlinginformation comprising: a. pinfall indicating means for providing asignal having a magnitude in accordance with the number of pins knockeddown during the course of one frame and after each ball bowled in thatframe, b. totalizing means for providing a per frame indication of thebowling score and for recording and retaining said indication for eachframe responsively to an output signal whereby the score accumulated ineach frame will be preserved and can be obtained, and c. meansresponsive to said signal from said pinfall indicating means forproviding said output signal to said totalizing means after each ballbowled.
 263. An apparatus as defined in claim 138 wherein the entrymeans comprises a manually operable keyboard for establishing pinfallvalues.
 264. An apparatus as defined in claim 138 wherein the entrymeans comprises means for detecting pinfall and establishing pinfallvalues.
 265. Apparatus as defined in claim 149 wherein said cumulativescore value storage means comprises a plurality of separate registerscorresponding respectively to the players.
 266. Apparatus as defined inclaim 149 wherein said selector comprises a manually indexable switchmeans including a series of stationary switch contacts correspondingrespectively with the score storage means and a movable switch contactpositionable to engage any selected stationary contact.
 267. In anapparatus for computing the bowling scores for a plurality of bowlersbowling as a team and for computing a score of the team, the combinationof: means for receiving pinfall information relative to each of saidplurality of bowlers and for computing bowling scores thereform; andmanually and selectively operable means for alternatively providingerror correction information to said receiving and computing means forcorrecting an error in a bowling score computed thereby and forproviding handicap information to said receiving and computing meanswhereby a handicap value will be included in a team score computedthereby.
 268. In an apparatus for computing bowling scores for aplurality of bowlers, means for detecting pinfall on a bowling lane,computation means responsive to the detecting means for successivelycomputing cumulative frame-by-frame score values for each of the bowlersand storing such values including cumulative score value storage meansfor each of the bowlers, means separate from the detection means and thecomputation means responsive to the detecting means and controlling thecomputation means for totalizing and storing pin down pinfall valuessubsequent to release of the information by the detection means andprior to use of the information by the computation means.
 269. A methodof recording scores of a bowling game, comprising the steps of a.computing cumulative frame-by-frame scores based on pinfall and bonusvalues attributable to strikes and spares, b. applying the scores in inkon contrasting supporting means an arranging the successive frame scoresin adjacent positions on the supporting means, c. projecting the scoresto a viewing screen during the progress of the game, d. applying thetacky side of an adhesive coated transparent tape to the scores on thesupporting means to adhere at least some of the ink to the tape, e.removing the tape from the supporting means to lift the scores, and f.applying the tape to paper-like carrier for permanent record.